Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
{{Short description|Thai politician (born 1977)}}
{{Expand Thai|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn
| native_name = {{nobold|วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร}}
| native_name_lang = th
| image = Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn 20230430 cropped.jpg
| caption = Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn in 2023
| office = Chair of the Committee on the Armed Forces
| term_start = 5 October 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Somchai Wissanuwongse
| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start1 = 24 March 2019
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = Party-list
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand
| education = {{ubl|Chulalongkorn University (BEng, MBA) |National Institute of Development Administration (PhD)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|engineer}}
| years_active =
| party = People's Party (since 2024)
| signature = Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn signature.svg
| honorific_suffix = DM
| order2 = Spokesperson of Move Forward Party
| termend2 = 30 April 2022
| termstart2 = 14 March 2020
| predecessor2 = Panneekar Wanich (Spokeswoman of Future Forward Party)
| successor2 = Rangsiman Rome
| otherparty = Future Forward (2018-2020)
Move Forward (2020-2024)
}}
Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn ({{Langx|th|วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร}}; born 11 December 1977) is a Thai politician who has served as a party-list member of Thai House of Representatives since 2019. He was also the Move Forward Party's candidate for the Bangkok gubernatorial election in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Matichon |date=2022-03-27 |title='วิโรจน์' เปิด 12 นโยบาย ชูเพิ่มเบี้ยผู้สูงอายุ-คนพิการ-เด็ก เจอส่วยแจ้งผู้ว่าฯกทม.ต้องไร้คอร์รัปชั่น |url=https://www.matichon.co.th/politics/news_3255654 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=มติชนออนไลน์ |language=th}} He also served as the former spokesperson of the Move Forward Party.
Early life
Wiroj was born in the Bangkok's Yan Nawa area (now separated into Sathon district in 1989) as the eldest son in a middle-class Thai Chinese family. After graduating from Wat Suthiwararam School, he received a bachelor's degree in automotive engineering and an MBA from Chulalongkorn University.{{cite web|url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87/169212|title=ประวัติ "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ทิ้งเก้าอี้ส.ส.ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯกทม.|date=2022-03-30|accessdate=2022-11-10|language=thai|work=PPTV HD}} He also received a PhD in economics from National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).{{Cite news |title=Wiroj aims to decentralise power |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 February 2022 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2263599/wiroj-aims-to-decentralise-power |access-date=2023-08-25 |last1=Sattaburuth |first1=Aekarach }}
Before entering politics, he was the director of human resources for SE-EDUCATION Public Company Limited, the largest bookstore in Thailand.
Political career
In the 2019 Thai general election, he became a member of parliament on the party list of the Future Forward Party.{{cite web |url=https://www.ect.go.th/ect_th/download/article/article_20190508184334.pdf |title=กกต. ประกาศผลการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อ |trans-title=Party list MP election result |publisher=Election Commission |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=th}}
When Future Forward was dissolved in 2020 by the Constitution Court, he joined its de facto successor, the Move Forward Party, as party spokesman.{{cite news |last1=Boonlert |first1=Thana |title=50 MPs join Move Forward |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1878785/50-mps-join-move-forward |access-date=11 April 2023 |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}
In early 2022, he resigned to launch his candidacy for the governorship of Bangkok. Although not elected, he received 253,938 votes (9.5%) for the third place.{{cite web|url=https://workpointtoday.com/wptodaybkk2022-5/|title=สรุปผลเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม.-ส.ก. หลังนับคะแนนครบ100% 'ชัชชาติ' คะแนนสูงสุด 1,386,215 คะแนน|language=thai|date=2022-05-23|accessdate=2022-11-10|work=Workpoint Today}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/news/politic/2295190|title="ก้าวไกล" เปิดตัว "วิโรจน์ ลักขณาอดิศร" ลงชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.ตามคาด|language=thai|date=2022-01-23|accessdate=2022-11-10|work=Thairath}}
He was noted for his fierce and distinctive speech, particularly during the censure debate.{{cite news |title=ที่สุดอภิปรายไม่ไว้วางใจ ดาวเด่นแจ้งเกิด ฝ่ายค้านร้าวฉาน ภัยร้ายรัฐบาล กำลังมา |url=https://www.thairath.co.th/news/politic/1783020 |access-date=11 April 2023 |work=Thairath |date=28 February 2020 |language=th}}
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